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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1974.

APRIL EXPORTS UP BY $624 MILLION

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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST MONTH AMOUNTED TO $1,922 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 48.1 PER CENT OVER APRIL 1973, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL FIGURES RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME IMPORTS INCREASED IN VALUE BY 49.6 PER CENT TO $3,156 MILLION, WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 49.7 PER CENT TO $604 MILLION.

DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY-APRIL, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WENT UP BY 42 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, RE-EXPORTS BY 52.5 PER CENT AND IMPORTS BY 43.6 PER CENT,

FIGURES FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD MAY 1973 TO APRIL 1974 SHOW INCREASES BY VALUE OF 35.6 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 59.9 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 40.5 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS, AS COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD.

FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES:

PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL

APRIL

1974

APRIL 1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

1,922

1,298

IMPORTS

3,156

2,109

624

+1,047

+ 48.1

+ 49.6

RE-EXPORTS

604

404

FEB.-APR.

1974

ť

FEB.-APR.

1973

+ 201 + 49.7

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

5,299

3,853

+1; 446

+ 37.5

IMPORTS

8,788

5.958

RE-EXPORTS

1,834

1,222

611

+2,830 + 47.5

+ 50.0

/JAN.-APR..................